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Ministry of Environment

Snow Survey Network - 2011-2012

The following list contains those snow courses and snow pillow sites that were measured during the 2011 snow season. To see a list of inactive snow survey sites, click here.

Stations ending in P or Q are snow pillow stations with data transmitted via satellite at least every 3 hours.

Last Updated: March 26, 2012

Number Basin Name Elev. (m) Latitude Longitude Year Installed Platform ID Number
1A01P Upper Fraser Yellowhead
1847
52° 54'
118° 32'
 1996 43485654
1A02 Upper Fraser McBride (Upper)
1590
53° 18'
120° 19'
 1950  
1A02P Upper Fraser McBride (Upper)
1608
53° 18'
120° 19'
 2005 4900F150
1A03P Upper Fraser Barkerville
1483
53° 3'
121° 29'
 1968 4902472A
1A05 Upper Fraser Longworth (Upper)
1693
53° 57'
121° 26'
 1953  
1A06A Upper Fraser Hansard
622
54° 4'
121° 51'
 1973  
1A10 Upper Fraser Prince George A
684
53° 52'
122° 40'
 1962  
1A11 Upper Fraser Pacific Lake
756
54° 22'
121° 34'
 1963  
1A12 Upper Fraser Kaza Lake
1247
56° 1'
126° 17'
 1963  
1A14 Upper Fraser Hedrick Lake
1113
54° 6'
121° 0'
 1967  
1A14P Upper Fraser Hedrick Lake
1118
54° 6'
121° 0'
 1999 490001D4
1A15 Upper Fraser Knudsen Lake
1598
54° 18'
120° 46'
 1967  
1A16 Upper Fraser Burns Lake
820
54° 14'
125° 44'
 1970  
1A17P Upper Fraser Revolution Creek
1676
53° 47'
120° 22'
 1984 490094B6
1A19 Upper Fraser Dome Mountain
1766
53° 37'
121° 1'
 1971  
1A19P Upper Fraser Dome Mountain
1768
53° 37'
121° 1'
 2005 490222CC
1A23 Upper Fraser Bird Creek
1196
53° 40'
125° 20'
 1990  
1B01 Nechako Mount Wells
1489
53° 43'
126° 25'
 1952  
1B01P Nechako Mount Wells
1489
53° 43'
126° 25'
 1991 434982C6
1B02 Nechako Tahtsa Lake
1319
53° 35'
127° 38'
 1952  
1B02P Nechako Tahtsa Lake
1319
53° 35'
127° 38'
 1991 4349A42A
1B05 Nechako Skins Lake
877
53° 46'
125° 59'
 1964  
1B06 Nechako Mount Swannell
1596
53° 21'
125° 16'
 1989  
1B07 Nechako Nutli Lake
1502
53° 27'
126° 17'
 1991  
1B08P Nechako Mount Pondosy
1413
53° 9'
126° 52'
 1992 434991B0
1C01 Middle Fraser Brookmere
994
49° 48'
120° 52'
 1945  
1C05 Middle Fraser McGillivray Pass
1715
50° 41'
122° 37'
 1952  
1C06 Middle Fraser Pavilion
1209
50° 54'
121° 49'
 1955  
1C08 Middle Fraser Nazko
1029
53° 1'
123° 39'
 1957  
1C09A Middle Fraser Highland Valley
1547
50° 30'
120° 58'
 1966  
1C12P Middle Fraser Green Mountain
1766
50° 47'
122° 55'
 1993 434A10AA
1C13A Middle Fraser Horsefly Mountain
1612
52° 20'
121° 3'
 1969  
1C14 Middle Fraser Bralorne
1382
50° 46'
122° 47'
 1963  
1C17 Middle Fraser Mount Timothy
1632
51° 54'
121° 15'
 1961  
1C18P Middle Fraser Mission Ridge
1903
50° 45'
122° 12'
 1969 4342F7FE
1C19 Middle Fraser Gnawed Mountain
1617
50° 27'
121° 3'
 1967  
1C20P Middle Fraser Boss Mountain Mine
1477
52° 6'
120° 52'
 1993 4902545C
1C21 Middle Fraser Big Creek
1130
51° 43'
123° 2'
 1970  
1C22 Middle Fraser Puntzi Mountain
939
52° 7'
124° 5'
 1970  
1C23 Middle Fraser Penfold Creek
1687
52° 44'
120° 33'
 1970  
1C25 Middle Fraser Lac Le Jeune (Upper)
1471
50° 27'
120° 29'
 1973  
1C28 Middle Fraser Duffey Lake
1253
50° 22'
122° 28'
 1978  
1C29 Middle Fraser Shovelnose Mountain
1456
49° 51'
120° 51'
 1979  
1C32 Middle Fraser Deadman River
1463
51° 5'
120° 36'
 1984  
1C33A Middle Fraser Granite Mountain
1175
52° 31'
122° 16'
 2005  
1C37 Middle Fraser Bralorne (Upper)
1980
50° 47'
122° 44'
 1983  
1C38 Middle Fraser Downtown Lake (Upper)
1884
50° 51'
123° 10'
 1983  
1C39 Middle Fraser Bridge Glacier (Lower)
1393
50° 50'
123° 27'
 1983  
1C40 Middle Fraser Tyaughton Creek (North)
1946
51° 8'
122° 47'
 1994  
1C41P Middle Fraser Yanks Peak East
1683
52° 49'
121° 21'
 1996 49014024
1D06P Lower Fraser Tenquille Lake
1669
50° 32'
122° 55'
 2000 43461136
1D08 Lower Fraser Stave Lake
1211
49° 34'
122° 18'
 1967  
1D09 Lower Fraser Wahleach Lake
1395
49° 13'
121° 34'
 1967  
1D09P Lower Fraser Wahleach Lake
1408
49° 13'
121° 34'
 1991 4348803C
1D10 Lower Fraser Nahatlatch River
1530
49° 49'
122° 3'
 1968  
1D13 Lower Fraser Wolverine Creek
250
50° 30'
122° 58'
 1976  
1D16 Lower Fraser Dickson Lake
1147
49° 19'
122° 4'
 1991  
1D17P Lower Fraser Chilliwack River
1621
49° 1'
121° 42'
 1991 490136B4
1D18P Lower Fraser Disappointment Lake
932
49° 33'
122° 45'
 1995 434444BE
1D19P Lower Fraser Spuzzum Creek
1197
49° 39'
121° 39'
 1998 4901C630
1E01B N. Thompson Blue River
673
52° 8'
119° 17'
 1983  
1E02P N. Thompson Mount Cook
1574
52° 10'
119° 19'
 1999 434820C4
1E03A N. Thompson Trophy Mountain
1907
51° 48'
119° 56'
 1974  
1E05 N. Thompson Knouff Lake
1189
50° 59'
120° 7'
 1955  
1E07 N. Thompson Adams River
1769
51° 35'
119° 25'
 1970  
1E08P N. Thompson Azure River
1625
52° 35'
119° 43'
 1996 4344E446
1E10P N. Thompson Kostal Lake
1760
52° 12'
120° 1'
 1984 490125C2
1F01A S. Thompson Aberdeen Lake
1262
50° 8'
119° 3'
 1938  
1F02 S. Thompson Anglemont
1168
50° 59'
119° 11'
 1956  
1F03P S. Thompson Park Mountain
1857
50° 26'
118° 37'
 1984 434BC438
1F04 S. Thompson Enderby
1948
50° 39'
118° 55'
 1963  
1F06P S. Thompson Celista Mountain
1533
51° 24'
118° 59'
 2004 49007744
2A01A U. Columbia Canoe River
866
52° 46'
119° 16'
 1941  
2A02 U. Columbia Glacier
1249
51° 15'
117° 29'
 1937  
2A03A U. Columbia Field
1310
51° 23'
116° 30'
 1939  
2A06P U. Columbia Mount Revelstoke
1770
51° 2'
118° 8'
 1992 4344C2AA
2A07 U. Columbia Kicking Horse
1648
51° 26'
116° 21'
 1947  
2A11 U. Columbia Beaverfoot
1924
51° 16'
116° 52'
 1948  
2A14 U. Columbia Mount Abbot
2031
51° 15'
117° 30'
 1959  
2A16 U. Columbia Goldstream
1914
51° 41'
118° 26'
 1963  
2A17 U. Columbia Fidelity Mountain
1852
51° 14'
117° 41'
 1963  
2A18 U. Columbia Keystone Creek
1839
51° 24'
118° 21'
 1966  
2A19 U. Columbia Vermont Creek
1533
50° 57'
116° 56'
 1966  
2A21P U. Columbia Molson Creek
1930
52° 13'
118° 13'
 1980 4342D112
2A22 U. Columbia Sunbeam Lake
2066
51° 35'
117° 39'
 1967  
2A23 U. Columbia Bush River
1982
51° 43'
117° 25'
 1967  
2A25 U. Columbia Kirbyville Lake
1739
51° 34'
118° 46'
 1972  
2A27 U. Columbia Downie Slide (Lower)
964
51° 30'
118° 31'
 1977  
2A29 U. Columbia Downie Slide (Upper)
1628
51° 30'
118° 33'
 1978  
2B02A L. Columbia Farron
1229
49° 16'
118° 7'
 1973  
2B05 L. Columbia Whatshan (Upper)
1476
50° 11'
118° 1'
 1958  
2B06 L. Columbia Barnes Creek
1598
50° 4'
118° 21'
 1957  
2B06P L. Columbia Barnes Creek
1595
50° 4'
118° 21'
 1992 4349B75C
2B07 L. Columbia Koch Creek
1813
49° 43'
117° 58'
 1959  
2B08 L. Columbia St. Leon Creek
1828
50° 26'
117° 42'
 1967  
2B08P L. Columbia St. Leon Creek
1822
50° 26'
117° 42'
 1992 4349F456
2B09 L. Columbia Record Mountain
1906
49° 6'
117° 52'
 1975  
2C01 E. Kootenay Sinclair Pass
1374
50° 39'
115° 57'
 1935  
2C04 E. Kootenay Sullivan Mine
1580
49° 43'
116° 0'
 1946  
2C07 E. Kootenay Fernie East
1213
49° 30'
115° 2'
 1951  
2C09Q E. Kootenay Morrissey Ridge
1966
49° 27'
114° 58'
 1983 4342F7FE
2C10P E. Kootenay Moyie Mountain
1840
49° 15'
115° 46'
 1971 49021756
2C11 E. Kootenay Kimberley (Upper) VOR
2148
49° 33'
116° 5'
 1969  
2C12 E. Kootenay Kimberley (Middle) VOR
1692
49° 33'
116° 3'
 1969  
2C14 E. Kootenay Floe Lake
2087
51° 3'
116° 8'
 1969  
2C14P E. Kootenay Floe Lake
2110
51° 3'
116° 8'
 1992 4349D2BA
2C15 E. Kootenay Mount Assiniboine
2230
50° 54'
115° 36'
 1969  
2C16 E. Kootenay Mount Joffre
1763
50° 32'
115° 7'
 1969  
2C17 E. Kootenay Thunder Creek
2062
50° 2'
115° 14'
 1969  
2C20 E. Kootenay Vermilion River No.3
1612
51° 12'
116° 4'
 2004
2D02 W. Kootenay Ferguson
929
50° 40'
117° 28'
 1938  
2D03
W. Kootenay
 Sandon
1072
49° 58'
117° 13'
 1938  
2D04 W. Kootenay Nelson
952
49° 24'
117° 13'
 1938  
2D05 W. Kootenay Gray Creek (Lower)
1558
49° 36'
116° 41'
 1948  
2D06 W. Kootenay Char Creek
1290
49° 5'
116° 57'
 1965  
2D07A W. Kootenay Duncan Lake No. 2
662
50° 15'
116° 57'
 1991  
2D08P W. Kootenay East Creek
2004
50° 38'
116° 55'
 1980 4342E488
2D09 W. Kootenay Mount Templeman
1879
50° 42'
117° 12'
 1967  
2D10 W. Kootenay Gray Creek (Upper)
1926
49° 36'
116° 39'
 1969  
2D14P W. Kootenay Redfish Creek
2086
49° 41'
117° 5'
 2001 490012A2
2E01 Kettle Monashee Pass
1387
50° 5'
118° 30'
 1949  
2E02 Kettle Carmi
1254
49° 29'
119° 5'
 1963  
2E03 Kettle Big White Mountain
1672
49° 43'
118° 58'
 1966  
2E06 Kettle Bluejoint Mountain
1990
49° 32'
118° 31'
 1973  
2E07P Kettle Grano Creek
1874
49° 33'
118° 40'
 1997 434BB2A8
2F01
Okanagan
 Trout Creek 1428
49°44'
120°10'
 1935  
2F01A Okanagan Trout Creek (West)
1430
49° 44'
120° 11'
 2010  
2F02 Okanagan Summerland Reservoir
1304
49° 48'
120° 0'
 1935  
2F03 Okanagan McCulloch
1266
49° 47'
119° 11'
 1935  
2F04 Okanagan Graystoke Lake
1818
49° 59'
118° 52'
 1935  
2F05P Okanagan Mission Creek
1794
49° 56'
118° 56'
 1969 490087C0
2F07 Okanagan Postill Lake
1358
49° 59'
119° 12'
 1950  
2F08 Okanagan Greyback Reservoir
1548
49° 36'
119° 25'
 1953  
2F09 Okanagan Whiterocks Mountain
1789
50° 1'
119° 44'
 1953  
2F10 Okanagan Silver Star Mountain
1834
50° 22'
119° 3'
 1959  
2F11 Okanagan Isintok Lake
1651
49° 33'
119° 58'
 1965  
2F12 Okanagan Mount Kobau
1817
49° 7'
119° 40'
 1966  
2F13 Okanagan Esperon Cr (Upper)
1634
50° 4'
119° 44'
 1966  
2F14 Okanagan Esperon Cr (Middle)
1440
50° 4'
119° 41'
 1966  
2F18 Okanagan Brenda Mine
1453
49° 51'
119° 59'
 1969  
2F18P Okanagan Brenda Mine
1453
49° 51'
119° 59'
 1992 434B422C
2F19 Okanagan Oyama Lake
1365
50° 6'
119° 16'
 1969  
2F20 Okanagan Vaseux Creek
1403
49° 16'
119° 19'
 1971  
2F21 Okanagan Bouleau Lake
1405
50° 16'
119° 38'
 1971  
2F23 Okanagan MacDonald Lake
1742
49° 53'
120° 1'
 1977  
2F24 Okanagan Islaht Lake
1492
49° 59'
119° 48'
 1982  
2FT03 Okanagan Postill Lake (Upper) 1500
49°58'
119°12'
 2004
2G03P Similkameen Blackwall Peak
1934
49° 5'
120° 46'
 1967 434863CE
2G04 Similkameen Lost Horse Mountain
1988
49° 16'
120° 7'
 1960  
2G05 Similkameen Missezula Mountain
1602
49° 44'
120° 32'
 1960  
2G06 Similkameen Hamilton Hill
1477
49° 29'
120° 47'
 1960  
3A01 South Coast Grouse Mountain
1126
49° 23'
123° 4'
 1936  
3A02 South Coast Powell River (Upper)
1002
50° 16'
124° 19'
 1938  
3A05 South Coast Powell River (Lower)
882
50° 15'
124° 20'
 1939  
3A09 South Coast Palisade Lake
898
49° 27'
123° 1'
 1945  
3A10 South Coast Dog Mountain
1007
49° 22'
122° 57'
 1945  
3A19 South Coast Orchid Lake
1178
49° 32'
123° 3'
 1972  
3A20 South Coast Callaghan Creek
1009
50° 8'
123° 6'
 1976  
3A22P South Coast Nostetuko River
1457
51° 14'
124° 27'
 1988 490175BE
3A24P South Coast Mosley Creek (Upper)
1655
51° 46'
124° 37'
 1988 49002738
3A25P South Coast Squamish River (Upper)
1387
50° 9'
123° 26'
 1989 4901A3D6
3B01 Van. Isl. Forbidden Plateau
1110
49° 39'
125° 12'
 1954  
3B02A Van. Isl. Mount Cokely
1267
49° 14'
124° 35'
 1980  
3B04 Van. Isl. Elk River
270
49° 51'
125° 48'
 1955  
3B10 Van. Isl. Upper Thelwood Lake
1014
49° 31'
125° 42'
 1958  
3B17P Van. Isl. Wolf River (Upper)
1422
49° 42'
125° 40'
 1981 434A663A
3B18 Van. Isl. Wolf River (Middle)
1050
49° 42'
125° 41'
 1970  
3B19 Van. Isl. Wolf River (Lower)
615
49° 43'
125° 42'
 1970  
3B23P Van. Isl. Jump Creek
1134
48° 58'
124° 16'
 1995 4901D546
3C07 North Coast Wedeene River South
196
54° 14'
128° 43'
 1984  
3C08P North Coast Burnt Bridge Creek
1329
52° 28'
126° 14'
 1997 490272B0
3D01C Skagit Sumallo River West
801
49° 15'
121° 14'
 1992  
3D02 Skagit Lightning Lake
1254
49° 2'
120° 51'
 1947  
3D03A Skagit Klesilkwa
1134
49° 7'
121° 18'
 1948  
4A02 Peace Pine Pass
1439
55° 21'
122° 38'
 1961  
4A02P Peace Pine Pass
1386
55° 21'
122° 38'
 1988 434637DA
4A03 Peace Ware (Upper)
1563
57° 23'
125° 42'
 1961  
4A04 Peace Ware (Lower)
969
57° 24'
125° 40'
 1961  
4A05 Peace Germansen (Upper)
1489
55° 49'
124° 41'
 1961  
4A06 Peace Tutizzi Lake
1043
56° 18'
125° 36'
 1963  
4A07 Peace Lady Laurier Lake
1446
56° 42'
123° 45'
 1963  
4A09 Peace Pulpit Lake
1331
57° 32'
126° 44'
 1963  
4A09P Peace Pulpit Lake
1331
57° 32'
126° 44'
 1989 434795D8
4A10 Peace Fredrickson Lake
1323
56° 56'
126° 31'
 1963  
4A11 Peace Trygve Lake
1409
56° 59'
127° 27'
 1963  
4A12 Peace Tsaydaychi Lake
1173
55° 24'
124° 45'
 1963  
4A13 Peace Philip Lake
1013
55° 6'
123° 53'
 1963  
4A16 Peace Morfee Mountain
1427
55° 25'
123° 2'
 1968  
4A18 Peace Mount Sheba
1480
54° 31'
121° 48'
 1969  
4A20 Peace Monkman Creek
1566
54° 43'
121° 13'
 1974  
4A21 Peace Mount Stearns
1514
57° 4'
123° 23'
 1974  
4A25 Peace Fort St. John A
692
56° 14'
120° 43'
 1974  
4A27P Peace Kwadacha River
1695
57° 37'
125° 4'
 1983 4340E17C
4A30P Peace Aiken Lake
1061
56° 26'
125° 44'
 1984 43410074
4B01 Skeena Kidprice Lake
1415
53° 51'
127° 26'
 1952  
4B02 Skeena Johanson Lake
1480
56° 35'
126° 10'
 1963  
4B03A Skeena Hudson Bay Mtn.
1452
54° 45'
127° 16'
 1972  
4B04 Skeena Chapman Lake
1485
54° 53'
126° 43'
 1965  
4B06 Skeena Tachek Creek
1133
54° 38'
126° 17'
 1968  
4B07 Skeena McKendrick Creek
1048
54° 48'
126° 47'
 1968  
4B08 Skeena Mount Cronin
1491
54° 55'
126° 48'
 1969  
4B10 Nass Ningunsaw Pass
647
56° 46'
129° 57'
 1974  
4B11A Nass Bear Pass
437
56° 6'
129° 37'
 1984  
4B12P Skeena Granduc Mine
790
56°15'
129° 39'
 2001 4900C4CA
4B13A Skeena Terrace A
219
54° 28'
128° 34'
 1980  
4B14 Skeena Equity Mine
1434
54° 11'
126° 15'
 1977  
4B15 Skeena Lu Lake
1296
54° 12'
126° 17'
 1977  
4B15P Skeena Lu Lake
1308
54° 11'
126° 18'
 1997 490042DE
4B16P Skeena Shedin Creek
1320
55° 51'
127° 41'
 1995 49015352
4B17P Skeena Tsai Creek
1369
54° 38'
127° 40'
 1997 49020420
4B18P Skeena Cedar-Kiteen
912
55° 9'
128° 42'
 2000 49006432
4C01 Liard Sikanni Lake
1390
57° 15'
124° 7'
 1963  
4C02 Liard Summit Lake
1291
58° 38'
124° 43'
 1964  
4C03 Liard Dease Lake
805
58° 25'
130° 0'
 1965  
4C05 Liard Fort Nelson A
368
58° 50'
122° 34'
 1966  
4C15 Liard Jade City
943
59° 14'
129° 39'
 2001  
4D01 Stikine Telegraph Creek
490
57° 56'
131° 8'
 1974  
4D02 Stikine Iskut
931
57° 51'
129° 59'
 1974  
4E01 Yukon Log Cabin
886
59° 45'
134° 57'
 1958  
4E02A Yukon Atlin Lake
705
59° 35'
133° 43'
 1984  
               
Snow Pillow Platform ID Number Identification numbers are assigned by the satellite operator. The data are captured by radio telemetry and geo-stationary satellite relay.
*   Data are captured by the land-based telemetry system of the Greater Vancouver Regional District